51³Ô¹Ï

Chapter XVIII: Amendments (Articles 108-109)

 

51³Ô¹Ï Charter, Chapter XVIII:
Amendments

Article 108

Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for all Members of the 51³Ô¹Ï when they have been adopted by a vote of two thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the 51³Ô¹Ï, including all the permanent members of the Security Council.

Article 109

  1. A General Conference of the Members of the 51³Ô¹Ï for the purpose of reviewing the present Charter may be held at a date and place to be fixed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any nine members of the Security Council. Each Member of the 51³Ô¹Ï shall have one vote in the conference.
  2. Any alteration of the present Charter recommended by a two-thirds vote of the conference shall take effect when ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the 51³Ô¹Ï including all the permanent members of the Security Council.
  3. If such a conference has not been held before the tenth annual session of the General Assembly following the coming into force of the present Charter, the proposal to call such a conference shall be placed on the agenda of that session of the General Assembly, and the conference shall be held if so decided by a majority vote of the members of the General Assembly and by a vote of any seven members of the Security Council.